Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 11:00AM 
The U.S. Green Building Council awarded Durham's incredible Golden Belt campus the Gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification in recognition of its exemplary sustainable practices.
Congratulations on a job well done!
Full press release here.
Friday, November 20, 2009 at 11:05AM Make:RDU is an enthusiasts group of makers, hackers, tinkerers, and creatives that gathers every month at TechShop Durham. Come out and discuss your ongoing project, past exploits, and share your lore.
A healthy portion of the planning committee for the Maker Faire:NC will be there discussing the upcoming event. If you'd like to offer your input or just get a preview of the plan, come on out!
A special thanks to TechShop Durham for providing the meeting space for these sessions!
When: 2:00PM, Saturday 11/21/2009
Where: TechShop Durham - 4022 Stirrup Creek Drive #315 - (919) 806-5432
crafting, durham, making, planning, raleigh in Events, Maker Culture, Planning, Raleigh-Durham | By: Maker Faire:NC Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 4:00PM Durham is an awesome city full of awesome artists. Every year the Durham Arts Council hosts a fun event called the Durham Art Walk that, like Black Friday, kicks off the holday buying season for art lovers. I'll be out and about Saturday evening checking it all out. See you around town!
Durham Art Walk celebrates the creative energy of our local artists, arts organizations and downtown entrepreneurs by combining downtown spaces and businesses with local artists and performers in a unique showcase weekend. Unlike conventional studio tours, the Durham Art Walk places visual and performing artists in both traditional and unexpected sites throughout downtown Durham. Sites are within easy walking distance through newly renovated streetscapes and plazas.
Started by a group of downtown artists and businesses with support from the Durham Art Guild, the Durham Art Walk remains an un-juried event powered by a zest for transformation, experiment and surprise. From the visionary legacy of historic Parrish Street, to the courage of our newest businesses and youngest artists, Durham is built on innovation. Take a little walk, take a leap of faith and find out what Durham is all about.
Friday, November 13, 2009 at 3:44PM Sorry about the late notice but if you're looking for something fun to do tonight you may want to head over to Morgan Imports (map below) after 6:00. Morgan Imports is hosting the Preservation Durham annual fundraiser and will be donating a portion of sales tonight to the cause.
There is going to be free food, music, and lots of community at the event.
Yours truly might even drop in... hard to pass up free snacks!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 3:12PM The Triangle Business Journal has an article presenting an analysis of the data contained in a Miliken Institute study listing Durham, NC as the sixth best performing city in 2009. While mostly an indicator of job and salary growth the most telling datum is likely Durham's High-Tech GDP Location Quotient for 2008 that places Durham at #4 in the nation for high-tech concentration. Woohoo!
None other than Wired Magazine in their Top 10 Tech Towns list had this to say about the area:
"RALEIGH-DURHAM: The jocks here may get worked up about college hoops, but the tech set is passionate about Linux distros and Mac-PC holy wars. North Carolina’s Triangle is ground zero for Red Hat, SAS Institute, and an IBM center. Bonus: The area hosts two World Beer Festivals a year"
Creative Class champion Richard Florida squeezed us into slot 10 of his recent Next Youth Magnet Cities list saying: "Another great high-tech, university, smart city, which boasts a mild climate, highly educated population, great outdoor activities, and a great music scene."
This is certainly encouraging news to read about the location of the next mini maker faire! The triangle area of North Carolina is a vibrant, intelligent, artistic, technological, and creative area packed with visionary people.
It sure sounds like a perfect location to hold some kind of amazing event celebrating people who are vibrant, intelligent, artistic, technological, and creative, don't you think?
